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The Worst Episodes of Daniel Boone

Every episode of Daniel Boone ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Daniel Boone!

Daniel Boone is an American action-adventure television series starring Fess Parker as Daniel Boone that aired from September 24, 1964 to September 10, 1970 on...
Genres:Action & AdventureWestern
Network:NBC

Worst Episodes Summary

"The Valley of the Sun" is the worst rated episode of "Daniel Boone". It scored 5.9/10 based on 41 votes. Directed by Nathan H. Juran and written by N/A, it aired on 11/28/1968. This episode scored 0.8 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Dan'l Boone Shot a B'ar".

  • The Valley of the Sun
    5.9/1041 votes
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    #1 - The Valley of the Sun

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/28/1968

    While on a hunting trip with Daniel, Josh Clements meets mad collector Sir Hubert and is then held prisoner in a cavern filled with treasures of the Aztec sun god.

    Director: Nathan H. Juran

    Writer: N/A

  • Dan'l Boone Shot a B'ar
    6.7/1043 votes
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    #2 - Dan'l Boone Shot a B'ar

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/1966

    Boone faces a killer bear and the man who has sworn vengeance on the animal.

    Director: Alex Nicol

    Writer: N/A

  • Beaumarchais
    6.7/1037 votes
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    #3 - Beaumarchais

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/12/1967

    Boone guides a French ally, masquerading as an actor, who is traveling to Roanoke to buy guns for the Continental Army.

    Director: Arthur H. Nadel

    Writer: N/A

  • An Angel Cried
    6.7/1038 votes
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    #4 - An Angel Cried

    Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 1/8/1970

    Josh discovers that an Indian party has burned down a mission with the only surviving nun hiding in a root cellar. They struggle to elude the Indians until help can finally arrive and save them.

    Director: Fess Parker

    Writer: N/A

  • A Pinch of Salt
    6.9/1040 votes
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    #5 - A Pinch of Salt

    Season 5 Episode 26 - Aired 5/1/1969

    While on a surveying mission for the Continental Congress, Daniel and David get caught in the middle of a dispute between two women and a man bent on destroying their salt mine operation.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Mound Builders
    7.0/1049 votes
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    #6 - The Mound Builders

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/1965

    A chief of a long-dead Aztec tribe enters the Shawnees Valley of Death.

    Director: Nathan H. Juran

    Writer: N/A

  • The Wolf Man
    7.0/1040 votes
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    #7 - The Wolf Man

    Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 1/26/1967

    As Boonesborough awaits a slavery vote, a frontiersman struggles to protect his pet wolf from townspeople.

    Director: Earl Bellamy

    Writer: N/A

  • The Terrible Tarbots
    7.0/1037 votes
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    #8 - The Terrible Tarbots

    Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 12/11/1969

    While transporting a box filled with gold for the Continental army, Daniel is beset upon by thieves. Complicating matters is that Israel is taken hostage as protection from Daniel while they lug the gold over the mountains.

    Director: Nathan H. Juran

    Writer: N/A

  • Four-Leaf Clover
    7.1/1050 votes
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    #9 - Four-Leaf Clover

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/25/1965

    An idealistic schoolteacher incites Boonesborough's wrath by giving gunpowder to the Shawnees.

    Director: John English

    Writer: N/A

  • Daughter of the Devil
    7.1/1033 votes
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    #10 - Daughter of the Devil

    Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 4/15/1965

    A man is found dead by a group of travelers, one of them hears a strange noise and believes it to be the Devil in the form of a black panther. Daniel and Mingo believe a far more mundane explanation is at hand, and investigate to prove their point.

    Director: Joseph Sargent

    Writer: N/A

  • Run a Crooked Mile
    7.1/1038 votes
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    #11 - Run a Crooked Mile

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/20/1966

    Israel is taken captive so Boone will help steal a war hero s body and then extort money from the family.

    Director: Anton Leader

    Writer: N/A

  • The Aaron Burr Story
    7.2/1051 votes
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    #12 - The Aaron Burr Story

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/28/1965

    Aaron Burr, ex-Vice President, comes to Boonesborough to enlist Daniel to guide him on a long and dangerous journey to the west, but is vague about his reasons for the trek. When Daniel turns him down due to his unease about Burr's secretive intentions, Jericho blindly jumps at the chance to take the offer and earn a hefty fee. After Burr and Jericho leave, Daniel discovers Burr's true mission, and he and Mingo set out to intercept them and save Jericho from his own naivety.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cibola
    7.2/1043 votes
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    #13 - Cibola

    Season 2 Episode 28 - Aired 3/31/1966

    A man finds only danger when he seeks a fabled city of gold.

    Director: Gerd Oswald

    Writer: N/A

  • The Young Ones
    7.2/1057 votes
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    #14 - The Young Ones

    Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 2/23/1967

    An orphan, determined to keep his family together, causes trouble for rescuer Boone.

    Director: Gerd Oswald

    Writer: N/A

  • The Necklace
    7.2/1036 votes
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    #15 - The Necklace

    Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 3/9/1967

    A dying man confesses to murder and theft, producing a pearl necklace as proof, and tells of the innocent man to be hanged for his crimes. Against townsfolks' wishes, Daniel takes the necklace to New Orleans to secure the freedom of the accused man.

    Director: Earl Bellamy

    Writer: N/A

  • Bitter Mission
    7.2/1038 votes
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    #16 - Bitter Mission

    Season 3 Episode 26 - Aired 3/30/1967

    A traitor's plan to profit from war with the Spanish backfires.

    Director: R.G. Springsteen

    Writer: N/A

  • Minnow for a Shark
    7.2/1037 votes
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    #17 - Minnow for a Shark

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 1/2/1969

    Israel finds himself in the middle of a plot by a British Commodore to use a box of gold to find a thief, who may or may not be his friend, the one-armed Capt. Jack.

    Director: Nathan H. Juran

    Writer: N/A

  • Run for the Money
    7.2/1028 votes
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    #18 - Run for the Money

    Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 2/19/1970

    Cincinnatus thinks he has found the fastest runner around and brings him to Boonesborough for a big race. His dream for success is complicated when another unknown runner enters the race and that the runners have a scheme of their own.

    Director: Christian Nyby

    Writer: N/A

  • Noblesse Oblige
    7.2/1039 votes
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    #19 - Noblesse Oblige

    Season 6 Episode 22 - Aired 3/26/1970

    A cook posing as a French prince falls in love in Boonesborough;

    Director: Nathan H. Juran

    Writer: David Duncan

  • The First Stone
    7.3/1047 votes
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    #20 - The First Stone

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/28/1965

    Boone befriends a mother and son, but learns the woman is accused of witchcraft.

    Director: Harry Harris

    Writer: N/A

  • Doll of Sorrow
    7.3/1041 votes
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    #21 - Doll of Sorrow

    Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 4/22/1965

    Israel accidentally startles a passing peddler's horse and his goods are ruined. Daniel agrees to compensate him for his loss but matters are complicated when he steals a grieving Indian women's mourning doll.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • My Name Is Rawls
    7.3/1044 votes
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    #22 - My Name Is Rawls

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/1965

    Boone pursues a runaway slave stealing pelts to earn passage to Africa.

    Director: George Sherman

    Writer: N/A

  • The Deserter
    7.3/1036 votes
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    #23 - The Deserter

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 1/20/1966

    A bounty hunter seeking Army deserters learns one of his captives is valuable Boone.

    Director: Nathan H. Juran

    Writer: N/A

  • The Allegiances
    7.3/1039 votes
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    #24 - The Allegiances

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/1966

    Mingo struggles with his divided heritage when an Indian council announces the British will help recapture Indian land.

    Director: Earl Bellamy

    Writer: David Duncan

  • River Passage
    7.3/1038 votes
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    #25 - River Passage

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 12/15/1966

    Boone fights a dishonest boatman and Shawnee to deliver gunpowder to Boonesborough.

    Director: William Witney

    Writer: N/A